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a written composition in prose, usually nonfiction, on a specific topic, forming an independent part of a book or other publication, as a newspaper or magazine.

an individual object, member, or portion of a class; an item or particular: articles of clothing.

something of indefinite character or description.

an item for sale; commodity.

Grammar.��any member of a small class of words, or, as in Swedish or Romanian, affixes, found in certain languages, as English, French, and Arabic, that are linked to nouns and that typically have a grammatical function identifying the noun as a noun rather than describing it. In English the definite article is the, the indefinite article is a or an, and their force is generally to impart specificity to the noun or to single out the referent from the class named by the noun.

a clause, item, point, or particular in a contract, treaty, or other formal agreement; a condition or stipulation in a contract or bargain.

a separate clause or provision of a statute.

Slang.��a person.

Archaic.��a subject or matter of interest, thought, business, etc.

Obsolete.��a specific or critical point of time; juncture or moment.

to set forth in articles; charge or accuse specifically.

to bind by articles of covenant or stipulation.